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Fairweather Eden
Life Half a Million Years Ago As Revealed by the Excavations at Boxgrove
by Mark Roberts ; Michael Pitts
ISBN: 0880641940
ISBN-13: 9780880641944
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
The story of the archaeological dig at Boxgrove, Sussex, which provided clues to the presence of man in Europe at a date earlier than previously evidenced.
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"...[T]his is, for antiquity buffs, an exciting report." -- Pheobe-Lou Adams
-- Atlantic Monthly
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Fromm Intl
Published date: 1998
Size: 6.75 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.5 pounds
Pages: 356
Publisher's Notes
An astonishing look at our ancestors at the dawn of civilization. Through the eyes of those involved, this is the story of over ten years of archeological excavations at Boxgrove in Sussex, England, the world's best-preserved early human site. Boxgrove Man lived in a "fairweather Eden" also inhabited by lions, rhinos, elephants, and wolves. The work of Mark Roberts's team at Boxgrove will cause a major shift in our understanding of the true origins of humankind. photos.
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Fairweather Eden
Pitts, Michael and Roberts, Mark
New York: Fromm International Publishing, 1998 Hardcover book is clean and tight; dust jacket has price blacked out but not clipped. No markings in text, no prev owner name. 356 pages. Index, bibliography, photographs, drawings. Very good book on the excavations at Boxgrove England. Life half a million years ago as reavealed by the excavations. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by John Sibbick. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Mary Ann's Mostly Books (United States)
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Fairweather Eden : Life Half a Million Years Ago As Revealed by the Excavations at Boxgrove
Pitts, Michael; Roberts, Mark
Fromm Intl, 1998. Boards moderately edgeworn. DJ has 2 1/4" tear along lower from edge, otherwise clean and bright with mild edgewear.. ISBN: 0880641940. Hard Cover. Pages clean, binding firm.. EUROPE ANTIQUITIES EXCAVATIONS ARCHAEOLOGY PREHISTORIC PEOPLES SOCIAL SCIENCE ANTHROPOLOGY. ( more information) Offered by Books Do Furnish A Room (United States)
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Fairweather Eden: Life Half a Million Years Ago as Revealed By the Excavations at Boxgrove
Pitts, Michael; Roberts, Mark
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Fromm International Publishing Corporation, 1998 Very Good in Good jacket Collectible GoodGood in Good jacket Ex Library Ex-library book with usual markings (card holder, stamps, etc. ), pages are clean and intact, GREAT BOOK!. Hardcover. Good/Good. ( more information) Offered by Picasso Books (United States)
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